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Don’t the Rabbis Know?

JL;DR SUMMARY In the midst of ongoing tensions in Israel, the chareidi community faces significant pressure as debates over military drafts intensify. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RambamTorah StudyNetanyahu GovernmentChareidiMilitary DraftNational DefenseAnti Chareidi SentimentCommunity DivideWartime Policy

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Ramat Beit Shemesh, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"For many Ramat Beit Shemesh locals like myself, the horrible reality of the grinding Gaza war was brought home again recently, with the death of Moshe Shmuel Noll, one of five soldiers from chareidi homes to lose their lives in an ambush in Gaza."
Israel
"Nowadays, even filling up with gas in Israel can feel like an act of homage."

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